Tower Days events set for this weekend

COMMUNITY

June 28, 2013

Tower Days in Bowdle includes a large number of activities Saturday, including a free meal, citywide rummage sales and a free dance.

The theme of Tower Days this year is The Fabulous Fifties. The free meal begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Bowdle Legion Hall. The meal is followed by The Amazing '50s Race at 7:30 p.m. and the free dance, for those 18 and older, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The latter two events are also at the Legion Hall.

The day begins with a Run, Walk, Roll event at 8 a.m. at the softball field. Citywide rummage sales start at 9 a.m. The afternoon will bring barrel train rides and rides on Erma's Ponies, the latter from 1 to 5 p.m. Kids' games start at 1 p.m. Starting at 2:30 p.m. are a Kids' Make and Take and a kickball tourney for ages 12 to 17. A kickball tournament for ages 18 and older begins at 3:30 p.m.

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On Sunday, a demolition derby starts at 1 p.m., north of the school football field.

As part of Tower Days, Bowdle Community Theatre is presenting The Treasure of Shiver River or ... It's Hard to Drive the Cattle When Their Horns Are Frozen. The remaining performances are at 8 p.m. today and Sunday at the Bowdle Legion Hall.

Find a full list of area summer events packaged with this story at AberdeenNews.com.